Hailing from Sydney, ARSE make weirdo punk blasts in the Australian tradition. Their snarling Primitive Species EP oozed out over six months between Dan Cunningham (Guitar, Vocals) and Jonathan Boulet (Bass, Vocals), who tracked the lot onto analog tape last year.

Rounded out by drummer Tim Watkins, the trio bring together rhythmic bombast and acerbic wit to their clusterfuck debut — a collection of raw, damaged punk rock which has since landed ARSE Triple J Unearthed Feature Artist and FBi Independent Artist of the Week.

After selling out cassette editions on the band’s own Grupo Records, Primitive Species will be re-issued in Europe on 12-inch vinyl through German punk imprint ETT Records. ARSE will release a split 7-inch vinyl with Grupo label mates Party Dozen in September.